I just ordered the 2TB EURS WD from amazon for delivery tomorrow for $95. Hope this goes well for a Roamio that has already been through setup....

The only 3TB drives that were available for Sat delivery were used returns. I have not had the best luck with those. I never filled the 2TB in my Premiere so this will be sufficient with my server behind it. 500GB is NOT.

I just ordered the 2TB EURS WD from amazon for delivery tomorrow for $95. Hope this goes well for a Roamio that has already been through setup....

The only 3TB drives that were available for Sat delivery were used returns. I have not had the best luck with those. I never filled the 2TB in my Premiere so this will be sufficient with my server behind it. 500GB is NOT.

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You have the base Roamio? That drive might not work if it's not a single height drive.

I got my Pro for $559 at weaknees. So $65 more, knowing i could get it right away and (although it probably isn't a huge deal) I haven't tampered with the box.

I upgraded drives in both my Tivo HDs, so i don't really care about opening the box, just saying for $65, it's worth it to me to just get the Pro. I'm not sure what i would actually do with a spare 1 TB drive... my PC already has much bigger.

welp, this thread convinced me to pick up a roamio base model (was going to hold off since the stream coupon is gone) - also picked up the WD20EURS drive from amazon for same day delivery. roamio should be here tomorrow. thanks for the update!

I got my Pro for $559 at weaknees. So $65 more, knowing i could get it right away and (although it probably isn't a huge deal) I haven't tampered with the box.

I upgraded drives in both my Tivo HDs, so i don't really care about opening the box, just saying for $65, it's worth it to me to just get the Pro. I'm not sure what i would actually do with a spare 1 TB drive... my PC already has much bigger.

(Sorry for replying to a post so many pages ago. )

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YOu forgot the extra 1 TB drive you'd get with the Plus which you could then Ebay or throw into your desktop pc.

YOu forgot the extra 1 TB drive you'd get with the Plus which you could then Ebay or throw into your desktop pc.

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No I didn't forget - i mention it. See end of post. but you are right i should include in my cost. So maybe $50 on ebay?

I'm not saying the Pro is a better deal by any stretch. Just saying it's not so astronomical - to me it was worth being able to get right away and just hit the ground running with recording. And believe me, I agonized over it (knowing a drive upgrade was inevitable), and even considered canceling my order... but it already shipped.

No I didn't forget - i mention it. See end of post. but you are right i should include in my cost. So maybe $50 on ebay?

I'm not saying the Pro is a better deal by any stretch. Just saying it's not so astronomical - to me it was worth being able to get right away and just hit the ground running with recording. And believe me, I agonized over it (knowing a drive upgrade was inevitable), and even considered canceling my order... but it already shipped.

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Yeah should be listed as cost (discount) for this math problem. $40 profit is more likely.

Nothing wrong with getting a Pro. And in the grand scheme of things, after paying your cable sub every month for 3 years plus the total cost of your Tivo, the extra $100 is a drop in the bucket.

I agree. Awaiting on you or someone else who wants to do this experiment with a brand new box.

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I get my plus on the 21st, I will try it then, I would also want to know if a replacement drive had old TiVo software on it would the reformat take place, or if the drive had been used with a PC , another thing could a smaller drive be used than the one shipped with the Roamio, so say you ordered a pro and the 3Tb drive went south and you did not need 450 hours of record time, could your replacement be say a 2Tb drive.

If you do a replacement it's going to be "blank" with whatever stub software is on the flash of the Roamio... so it should not matter if the old drive was larger, it will just be reformatted with the lower capacity, the software will need update, and you will have to re-run guided setup... naturally you will have no recordings.

I get my plus on the 21st, I will try it then, I would also want to know if a replacement drive had old TiVo software on it would the reformat take place, or if the drive had been used with a PC , another thing could a smaller drive be used than the one shipped with the Roamio, so say you ordered a pro and the 3Tb drive went south and you did not need 450 hours of record time, could your replacement be say a 2Tb drive.